Recap: North Carolina One-Day Series at Monroe CC

On Saturday, August 31st, the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Golf Tour the 2019 North Carolina Series One-day at Monroe CC in Monroe, NC. 

These PKBGT regional events offer innovative yardage-based divisions to girls aged 9-17. The PKBGT Series Progression allows players to progress towards playing collegiate golf by playing yardage/skill appropriate tournaments as they develop their game.

Prep Division

Taking home the Prep Division title,  Sophie Lauture  (Charlotte, NC 2025) finished with a score of 73 and a round that was highlighted with 4 birdies and 9 pars .  

Also posting a round of 74, taking home a second place finish, was Anna Howerton (Kernersville, NC 2022).

Finishing in a tie for third place Cindy Song (Waxhaw, NC 2023) and Shea Smith (Charlotte, NC 2022) who posted a rounds of three-over-par 75.

Rounding out the top five at Monroe CC was Nicole Nash (Charlotte, NC 2023) who posted a round of 77.

Futures Division 

Taking home the victory, Mckenzie Weddle (Floyd, VA 2023) posted a round of 74 to win the North Carolina One-Day event at Monroe CC by six shots. Weddle’s round included ten pars and three birdies to earn her spot in the 2019 PKBGT Futures Invitational.

Six shots back in a four-way-tie for second place, was Olivia Peterson (Summerfield, NC 2022),Claudia Winterberg  (Harrisburg, NC 2021) Leah Edwards (Greensboro, NC 2025) and Madison Brensinger (Waxhaw, NC 2021. They all posted a score of 80.

Discovery Division

In an intense three way playoff for first place in the Discovery Division Honorine Nobuta Ferry (Pinehurst, NC 2028) sunk her birdie putt on the first playoff hole to secure her win and earn her spot in this November’s Discovery Invitational! Honorine Nobuta Ferry (Pinehurst, NC 2028), Reese Merrell (Rockwell, NC 2026), and Gracie Song (Waxhaw, NC 2026) all scored an impressive 2 under par 34 today at Monroe CC.

In her first event with the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Golf Tour Xinyan Li (Charlotte, NC 2026) finished in fourth place with a round of 38.

About the PKBGT Regional Series

One-day tournaments are designed for golfers of all skill levels but are a great place for development golfers to “get into the swing of things” playing tournament golf. The goal of One-Day Open Series events is to provide a fun and friendly tournament on a premium golf course.

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About the PKBGT

Founded in 2007 by the Triad Youth Golf Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization, as a local girls’ golf tour in the Triad region of North Carolina, the tour began as a simple concept: create more effective competitive playing opportunities for girls. By utilizing innovative yardage-based divisions instead of the traditional age-based format, the tour focused on developing tournament experience at the player’s pace. The 2019 season will feature over 90 tournaments in 9 states on the East Coast and with over 900 members, the PKBGT is the largest girl’s only tour in the country.  Learn more about the PKBGT at http://www.pkbgt.org/.


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